HRES 279 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that allocating the appropriate resources to wildland fire management is needed to protect the environment, the economy, and the people of the United States, and for other purposes.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 26, 2013
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that allocating the appropriate resources to wildland fire management is needed to protect the environment, the economy, and the people of the United States.

Urges the Forest Service to manage federal forest lands proactively in a manner that protects life and property, prevents catastrophic wildfire, promotes forest and watershed health, and creates jobs and economic development in the forest products industry.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 26, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-COCory GardnerOriginalJun 26, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalJun 26, 2013
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJun 26, 2013
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalJun 26, 2013
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJun 26, 2013

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
  2. Jun 26, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jun 26, 2013Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jun 26, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4043-4044)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2013Introduced in House

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